Synonyms for preemptive
priˈɛmp tɪvpre·emp·tive

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1. preemptive, pre-emptiveadjective

   designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

   "a preemptive business offer"

   Synonyms:
   pre-emptive

   Antonyms:
   permissive

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1. List of paraphrases for "preemptive":

   preventive, pre-emptive, preemption, proactive, precautionary, preventative

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1. Donald Trump:

   I'll be signing something in a little while that's going to do that, i'll be doing something that's somewhat preemptive and ultimately will be matched by legislation I'm sure.

2. Vijay Gokhale:

   In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary, the existence of such training facilities, capable of training hundreds of jihadis could not have functioned without the knowledge of the Pakistani authorities.

3. Ali Khamenei:

   Peacetime offers great opportunities for our armed forces to ... build up on preemptive capacities.

4. Bryan Griffin:

   Gov. DeSantis was able to execute a historically efficient response to Hurricane Ian because of his directives for a massive preemptive staging effort, enhanced state agency cooperation, and his insistence in being on the ground in the most affected areas after the storm.

5. Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri:

   If a Canadian bank with U.S. subsidiaries were to fail, it bears asking whether the preemptive actions of U.S. authorities would create obstacles for the orderly resolution of the consolidated bank by Canadian authorities.